CMS initiated an Annual Call for Measures in 2019 to allow eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to submit proposals for new measures to be included in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program under the IPPS.
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PCPs have little to no effect on readmission rates, study finds
Source: ACDIS
Average hospital readmission rates associated with individual PCPs show almost no variation, so incentivizing PCPs to change practice to lower the rates may not make sense.
CMS announces 2019 Call for Measures
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS initiated an Annual Call for Measures in 2019 to allow eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to submit proposals for new measures to be included in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program under the IPPS.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Do recent state ballot measures indicate future changes for privacy law?
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
In June 2018, the state of California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which has implications for healthcare professionals doing business in California, but with other states proposing similar bills, it’s worth taking a look to see what these privacy laws mean for HIPAA compliance and privacy more broadly.
 

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Q&A: Categorizing types of denials
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What is the difference between a hard and a soft denial?

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Monday, 6/24 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the CLFS for CY 2020
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